Rain cuts hurdles and throws at JAAA/Puma Meet #4 as sprint finals close National Stadium qualifier

Rain reshaped the JAAA/Puma Meet #4 at the National Stadium on June 6, with officials cancelling the sprint hurdles and all throws while keeping the 200 metres, 100 metres and long jump on the programme. The meet was billed as a last qualifying opportunity ahead of the National Junior and Senior Trials, scheduled for June 18 to 21 at the same venue.

The men’s 200 metres had originally been listed with 18 sections, but several races were merged as athletes failed to start in the wet conditions. Christopher Taylor produced one of the leading runs, stopping the clock at 20.71 seconds with a positive 0.7 metres-per-second wind reading. Taekwondo Tracy was also prominent, clocking 20.98 seconds in a race run into a negative 2.0 wind.

Other men’s 200m winners included Michael Sharp in 21.12 seconds, Dequan Mirage in 22.27, Dante Watson of Jamaica College in 21.57, Deir Miller in 21.49, Mark Manley in 22.35, Carter of Foga Road in 22.33, Jamar Davis in 22.23 and Sanjay Seymour of William Knibb in 21.44. Boys’ long jump action also continued during the rain, with Kingston College and Calabar athletes among those seen competing.

In the women’s 100 metres, the listed eight heats were reduced to three. Jurra Levy won the opener in 11.80 seconds, Titania Low of GC Foster College took the second race in 11.38, and Alexi Henry of Edwin Allen closed the women’s sprinting with 11.34, ahead of Goodison in 11.44 and Serena Cole in 11.51.

The men’s 100m finals ended the meet. Mario Williams won the first section in 10.54 seconds, Jahim Watson led a GC Foster one-two in the second with 10.47, and Sandrey Davidson ran the fastest men’s 100m time of the evening, taking the final race in 10.27 seconds. Tracy followed in 10.43, while Martino Williams was third in 10.67.